The long-awaited prequel to Neil Gaiman’s comic book classic The Sandman is out today! Gaiman’s plan is to use The Sandman: Overtureto tell the story of what made it possible for Morpheus to be captured in The Sandman #1.

The trailer makes the film look like it’s echoing some themes from Marvel’s Civil War crossover which saw Cap leading the opposition against some Big Brother-type elements in the U.S. government. But Captain America: Winter Soldier doesn’t look like it has too many thematic similarities to the Winter Soldier film featuring current Secretary of State John Kerry.

With all the high-profile whistle-blowing in the media, the 1971 version is possibly more pertinent.

Science? I’m over that. A lot of my reasons have to do with the Center for Disease Control making gun control studies for Obama. Those people who told you you’d die of bird flu? Yeah, they also think guns are a virus.

Other than politics and careerism influencing the science that gets publicity, this animated short from The Economist explains why you shouldn’t trust most scientific studies. [Click the link. The embed isn’t working.]

So those people who were making fun of you for believing in astrology? They’re probably wrong more often than you are.

I admit it. I don’t get as enthusiastic about Jackie Chan movies as I used to. I didn’t even hear about Chinese Zodiac (CZ12) until today, and the United States is LAST territory for the film to open; so, I’m not expecting much. But judging from the trailer, not much from Jackie Chan is still a heluva lot.

There’s some nice Armor of God tone going on. And I gotta get one of those roller suits.

Not exactly fat, but he should probably try to stick to a low-carb diet.

I know his cowl doesn’t look right. I was going for the his-face-in-shadow thing. I’ve been reading a lot of Batman: Black and White.

The consensus on the art in MetaMorphosis is that it could be better, so, with the aim of improving my craft, I’m trying out a crow quill in combination with a (cheap) Chinese brush. It ain’t Takehiko Inoue, but I’m working on it. The idea was to try to find a style in the medium by drawing/painting my personal take on a well-established character. It was a fun exercise.

If you don’t know Calvin and Hobbes, stop reading this right now, go out and buy some collections, and read them. I’ll still be here when you get back.

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You back? Good. Now, REJOICE! The documentary Dear Mr. Watterson, directed by Joel Schroeder, on the influence of the comic strip and its creator Bill Watterson is coming out on November 15. I stopped reading newspaper strips when Calvin and Hobbes ended. They would’ve ended soon anyway, but what else was I going to read? Cathy?